I've been working from home for a couple years now and my old HP is finally dying. Looking for something reliable that won't break the bank, ideally under £300. Need it to handle both printing and scanning documents.
The Canon's a solid pick if you want an all-in-one, but I'd also look at the Brother MFC-L8360CDW if you do any color work - it's in a similar price range and honestly feels more durable from what I've seen in home office setups. Either way you're getting reliable machines that won't nickel and dime you with ink costs.
The Canon imageCLASS MF445dw is absolutely brilliant for home office work and sits comfortably under your budget! It prints, scans, and copies like a dream, with solid wireless connectivity that just works without fiddling around endlessly.
HP's OfficeJet Pro 9015 is another fantastic option if you want something a bit more compact but equally reliable. Both of these will handle your document workflow brilliantly and have genuinely affordable ink costs compared to what you've probably been paying with your old HP!
Both of those are solid suggestions, and I'd honestly lean toward whichever matches your actual workflow better - if you're mostly doing black and white documents, the Canon is great value, but if you find yourself scanning or copying anything in color even occasionally, the Brother's worth the look since color scanning can be surprisingly useful for home office stuff. Either way, you're looking at reliable machines that should last you years without any drama.
worry less about the brand name and more about whether it actually does duplex scanning - that single feature saves so much time when you're processing stacks of documents. i picked up a Brother machine last year after mine croaked mid-job, and honestly the thing just works without fussing, prints fast enough that i'm not staring at it waiting, and the wireless part means i can send stuff from my phone without hunting for cables which is clutch when your desk is already a mess.
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